U.S. 24 stretches 435.27 miles across the Sunflower State, from the Colorado state line at Kanorado to Kansas City, Missouri. U.S. 24 enters Kansas along an overlap with Interstate 70 east 45.95 miles toward Colby and rejoins I-70 from U.S. 73/K-73 at Bonner Springs east 16.28 miles to the Lewis and Clark Viaduct.
U.S. 24 arcs north from I-70 into the Thomas County seat of Colby. The rural highway continues east, connecting the county seats of Hoxie, Hill City, Stockton and Osborne. U.S. 24 overlaps with U.S. 281 north 3.97 miles from Osborne to K-9, an with K-9 east to Downs, Cawker City, Waconda Lake and Beloit.
K-9 branches east from U.S. 24 to Concordia while U.S. 24 parallels the Kyle Railroad southeast to Glasco in Cloud County. Heading into Clay County, U.S. 24 advances to Clay Center and then Leonardville in Riley County.
Combining with U.S. 77 for 4.10 miles from Riley, U.S. 24 travels southeast to Manhattan, home of Kansas State University. K-177 ties into U.S. 24 by Manhattan Town Center mall outside Downtown Manhattan. U.S. 24 parallels the Kansas River from there east to Wamego, St. Marys and an expressway in northwest Topeka.
Continuing north of the Kansas River, U.S. 24 briefly overlaps with K-4 northeast of Topeka. Southeast from Perry, U.S. 24 combines with U.S. 59 for 8.34 miles to U.S. 40 at Lawrence. U.S. 24 then joins U.S. 40 east 23.08 miles to U.S. 73/K-7 along the Bonner Springs / Kansas City line. U.S. 24/40 turn south along U.S. 73/K-7 to connect with I-70 (Kansas Turnpike) east toward Kansas City, Missouri.
Within Kansas City, U.S. 24 originally overlapped with U.S. 40/73 along State Avenue east to Downtown Kansas City and onto the Lewis and Clark Viaduct (I-70) to the Missouri state line. The initial change for U.S. 24 in Kansas City took place in 2001 when State Avenue was realigned northward to accommodate the construction of Kansas Speedway. The relocation was approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) on May 19, 2001.
U.S. 24 was eventually dropped from all of State Avenue east of U.S. 73/K-7 with the boulevard turned over to local control. U.S. 24 was redirected southward alongside U.S. 40/73 and K-7 to the Bonner Springs Interchange with the Kansas Turnpike. The overlap with I-70 replaced 16 miles of U.S. 24 formerly on State Avenue. AASHTO concurred with the relocation on October 18, 2013.
A business route for U.S. 24 loops 2.90 miles north from I-70/U.S. 24 into the Sherman County seat of Goodland. This includes a 0.55 mile long overlap with K-27 (Commerce Road). The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) initially requested to designate this loop as U.S. 24 Alternate. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) countered with the recommendation for U.S. 24 Business at the Route Numbering Commitee meeting on October 13, 1979.
| U.S. 24 travels 28 miles east from the diamond interchange with the expressway along U.S. 81 to Clay Center. 10/05/21 |
| U.S. 24 converges with the north end of K-177 (Fort Riley Boulevard) along a commercialized stretch by Manhattan Town Center mall in Manhattan. 10/06/21 |
| U.S. 24 turns northeast from Tuttle Creek Boulevard onto Poyntz Avenue into Pottawatomie County while K-177 stems south to K-18 at Pierre Street. 10/06/21 |
| K-177 travels 102.87 miles south from Manhattan to Council Grove, Cottonwood Falls and U.S. 54 east of El Dorado. 10/06/21 |
| Poyntz Avenue constitutes a commercial arterial leading U.S. 24 east beside a Union Pacific Railroad line to the Big Blue River. 10/06/21 |
| McCall Road provides a cutoff from U.S. 24 on Tuttle Creek Boulevard to U.S. 24 on Poyntz Avenue in Manhattan. 10/06/21 |
| Continuing east from Manhattan, U.S. 24 stays north of the Kansas River to Wamego, Belvue and North Topeka. 10/06/21 |
| The Big Blue River empties into the Kansas River beyond the adjacent truss bridge along the Union Pacific Railroad. 10/06/21 |
| K-4 combines with U.S. 24 east for 0.65 miles from a freeway along the east side of Topeka before continuing north toward Valley Falls. 06/19/15 |
| K-4 heads north from a diamond interchange joining U.S. 24 with Calhoun Bluff Road (old U.S. 24). 06/19/15 |
| U.S. 24 crosses the Jefferson County line within the exchange for K-4 east. 06/19/15 |
| Allen Road stems south from U.S. 24 to agricultural areas along the east side of the Kansas River. 10/17/04 |
| U.S. 24/40 east enter Wyandotte County just ahead of a six-ramp parclo interchange joining State Avenue with U.S. 73/K-7. 10/06/21 |
| U.S. 24/40 east combine with U.S. 73/K-7 south to the Kansas Turnpike. 10/06/21 |
| U.S. 73/K-7 continue north from State Avenue to Lansing, Leavenworth and Atchison. 10/06/21 |
| K-7 comprises a controlled access arterial or expressway south to Olathe through Bonner Springs and western reaches of Shawnee and Lenexa. 10/06/21 |
| State Avenue proceeds east from K-7 as the old alignment of U.S. 24/40/73 to Kansas Speedway. 10/06/21 |

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U.S. 24/40 continue 0.72 miles west from a six-ramp parclo interchange with U.S. 73/K-7 to the Leavenworth County line.
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U.S. 24/40 intersect N 142nd Street at the Leavenworth County line and southeastern corner of the Basehor city limits.
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U.S. 24/40 (Chieftain Road) curve south in the city of Tonganoxie ahead of the east end of K-16 (4th Street). Measuring 114.46 mile in length, K-16 runs northwest to McLouth and Oskaloosa and west to U.S. 77 at Randolph in Riley County.
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K-32 concludes west of Linwood at U.S. 24/40 on the outskirts of Lawrence.
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U.S. 24/40 advance west past Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM) to CR 9 at E 1500 Road.
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CR 9 (E 1500 Road) leads south to N 7th Street in the city of Lawrence.
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U.S. 24/40 part ways at U.S. 59 west of CR 9. U.S. 40 combines with U.S. 59 south to Downtown Lawrence and the University of Kansas.
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U.S. 24 turns north alongside U.S. 59 to Midland and Williamstown.
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U.S. 24/59 turn west at Philips Road toward Williamstown. These reassurance markers posted after 13th Street were knocked down in 2019.
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U.S. 59 north splits with U.S. 24 west by the unincorporated community of Williamstown.
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U.S. 59 continues north to Oskaloosa and Atchison. Oak Street south into Williamstown was formerly K-76.
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U.S. 24 advances west from near Grantville to a diamond interchange with K-4 east and NE Calhoun Bluff Road west.
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K-4 follows a stair stepped alignment northeast to Meriden, Valley Falls and U.S. 59 at Nortonville.
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K-4 west joins U.S. 24 for 0.65 miles.
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K-4 turns south onto a two lane freeway from a trumpet interchange with U.S. 24.
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The freeway along K-4 links U.S. 24 with U.S. 40, I-70 and the Kansas Turnpike (I-470).
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U.S. 24 continues through an S-curve from K-4 to enter the city of Topeka along the Charles Sheldon Trafficway.
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Calhoun Bluff Road, the former alignment of U.S. 24, ties into to U.S. 24 opposite Happy Hollow Road.
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U.S. 24 west next crosses Soldier Creek.
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U.S. 24 spans an abandoned Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad over a 1936 bridge westbound and 1959 bridge eastbound.
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U.S. 24 transitions into an arterial route through north Topeka west from Goldwater Road.
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A cloverleaf interchange joins U.S. 24 with Topeka Boulevard just beyond the ensuing traffic light with Kansas Avenue. Topeka Boulevard is the historic alignment of U.S. 40/75 south into central Topeka.
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Kansas Avenue parallels Topeka Boulevard south to North Topeka.
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Topeka Boulevard south was part of U.S. 75 until 1998, when it was realigned over what was U.S. 75 Bypass to the west.
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Topeka Boulevard north was replaced as U.S. 75 by an expressway three miles to the west.
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Topeka Boulevard heads 2.2 miles southwest across the Kansas River.
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Tyler Street north and Rochester Road south come together at a commercialized intersection with U.S. 24.
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A cloverleaf interchange joins U.S. 24 with the freeway taking U.S. 75 south to I-70/U.S. 40-K-4 and north to NW 62nd Street near Elmont.
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| U.S. 24 (Poyntz Avenue) crosses the Big Blue River west just ahead of Manhattan. 10/06/21 |
| U.S. 24 formally enters the Manhattan city limits westbound at McCall Road. 10/06/21 |
| McCall Road branches west from U.S. 24 along a commercialized stretch to U.S. 24 along Tuttle Creek Boulevard. This reassurance marker follows on Poyntz Avenue. 10/06/21 |
| Angling southwest along a Union Pacific Railroad line and the Kansas River, U.S. 24 (Poyntz Avenue) next meets K-177 (Fort Riley Boulevard). 10/06/21 |
| K-177 lines Fort Riley Boulevard 0.31 miles south to K-18, which continues the arterial west toward Ogden and Fort Riley. 10/06/21 |
| U.S. 24 turns north onto Tuttle Creek Boulevard at K-177 across from Manhattan Town Center mall. 10/06/21 |
| Tuttle Creek Boulevard north to Bluemont Avenue west leads to the Kansas State University campus. 10/06/21 |
| K-177 runs south from K-18 to I-70 and Council Grove. K-18 provides a high speed route southwest from Manhattan to Fort Riley and I-70 to Junction City. 10/06/21 |
| U.S. 24 runs northwest to Riley, Leonardville and the Clay County seat of Clay Center. 10/06/21 |
| The succeeding traffic light on U.S. 24 (Tuttle Creek Boulevard) west is with Leavenworth Street west to City Park. 10/06/21 |
| State Avenue (old U.S. 24/40/73) west at 6th Avenue in Downtown Kansas City. 11/03/16 |
| U.S. 69 follows 7th Street north from Downtown Kansas City to the Fairfax District en route to Riverside, Missouri. Historically 7th Street was also part of U.S. 169 and K-5. 11/03/16 |
| West from what was originally a cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 635, State Avenue intersects N 47th Street in the Coronado neighborhood of Kansas City. 10/30/16 |
| State Avenue west through Coronado in Kansas City is part of the Lewis and Clark Auto Tour. 10/30/16 |
| State Avenue (old U.S. 24/40) west at N 50th Street. 10/30/16 |
| U.S. 24 was dropped along State Avenue east of K-7 in 2008. 10/30/16 |
| 55th Street intersects State Avenue south from the Bethel-Welborn neighborhood. 10/30/16 |
| 57th Street leads south from State Avenue to Interstate 70 where U.S. 40 and K-32 formerly joined the Kansas Turnpike north from Kaw Drive. 10/30/16 |
| N 62nd Street ties into State Avenue south from the Coronado Hills subdivision. 10/30/16 |
| State Avenue proceeds west from N 62nd Street to a signal with 62nd Place. 10/30/16 |
| State Avenue west at N 65th Street south and N 64th Terrace north. 10/30/16 |
| A signalized intersection with College Parkway was built in place of the wye interchange with the Turner Diagonal Freeway, a later alignment of U.S. 40. 10/30/16 |
| Removed during construction expanding State Avenue to a divided highway in 2007, this sign preceded the former four loop cloverleaf interchange joining U.S. 24/40/73 with K-7. 11/04/03 |
| U.S. 73 turned north from U.S. 24/40 (State Avenue) west alongside K-7 to Leavenworth prior to 2008. 11/04/03 |
| Trailblazers for U.S. 24/40 west formerly posted along State Avenue east at N 82nd Street. 10/31/03 |
| U.S. 40 formerly branched southeast from U.S. 24 (State Avenue) east along the Turner Diagonal Freeway to I-70 (Kansas Turnpike). 10/31/03 |
| An interchange separating Turner Diagonal Freeway from State Avenue was replaced with a signalized intersection connecting U.S. 24/40 with College Parkway from the north. 10/31/03 |
| Confirming marker formerly posted east of U.S. 69 (N 7th Street) by Downtown Kansas City. U.S. 24 shifted northward from State Avenue onto Washington Boulevard east to circumvent Downtown. 10/31/03 |
| Washington Boulevard connects with ramps to Fairfax Trafficway north and I-70/U.S. 24-40-169 east across the Lewis and Clark Viaduct into Kansas City, Missouri. 10/31/03 |
| K-16 east concludes at U.S. 24/40 (Chieftain Road) in the city of Tonganoxie. 11/04/03 |
| U.S. 24/40 circumvent the Tonganoxie business district along an arterial bypass. 4th Street extend east from the end of K-16 four blocks to the city center. 11/04/03 |
| K-16 travels northwest from U.S. 24/40 (Chieftain Road) ten miles to McLouth and 17 miles to Oskaloosa alongside U.S. 59. 11/04/03 |
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